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If you think MLS Academies are doing much of anything in terms of development, you need to travel more.
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Many MLS academies (Philadelphia, New York, LA Galaxy etc.) are developing kids.  Just not DC United.[/quote]
DP, but while DC United has never been a model academy, they have developed plenty of pros.  DCU has 5 or 6 homegrowns on their current roster alone, and some of them will almost certainly have overseas opportunities in the coming years. [/quote]

DC United has access to an incredible local talent pool - at least the equal of anywhere else in the country - which they freeload off.[/quote]

So 5 or 6 kids from a metro area population of 6.3 million. Love those odds, definitely worth not playing HS.[/quote]
5 or 6 kids on the current team, others currently in the pro ranks elsewhere who played for BSC or other DA teams, more coming along in the pipeline now who will get MLS or overseas opportunities, and many more playing USL. The thing is, no one will force you to put your kid in MLSNext, so he can play HS if that’s what he wants to do or what you want for him. [b]None of the players I know who played on a DA/MLS team for all of their HS years regrets it. They all developed close relationships with their DA teammates, and with their HS friends, and had time for plenty of fun HS activities. They are all enjoying either their college or professional teams now. [/b]If your kid wants HS glory instead, that’s absolutely fine—he’ll have better odds at achieving that thanks to the MLSNext rule. [/quote]

No idea why you find it threatening that some MLSNext kids might opt to play for their HS. Some ECNL players do, some don’t. Some travel players do, some don’t. Why not leave the decision in the hands of individual kids and clubs?
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Not sure why you think I feel threatened by anything to do with this topic. I don’t. I’m just happy that the US finally has recognized that they need a development system aimed at created professional male players, even if they haven’t worked out the kinks yet. That system simply can’t allow for players to take months off each year to play substandard soccer and risk injury playing with and against the average HS-focused player.  No one would build a system with so much wasted (from a developmental perspective only) time and disrupted training. As you note, there are plenty of leagues/clubs/teams that allow you to play pretty good soccer plus HS if you are not aiming or hoping to go pro and don’t want to deal with a professional training program.   And of course, that’s the model that was in place for all soccer in this country prior to the DA/residency training program. I’m happy about that too, since that likely the path my younger kids will travel, and I agree with all the HS soccer fans that it can be very fun. [/quote]

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